THE CALL UP

It’s up to you not to heed the call upYou must not act the way you were brought
upWho knows the reason why you have grown upWho knows the plans or why they were drawn
up

[Refrain] It’s up to you not to heed the
call upI don’t wanna dieIt’s up to you not to hear the call upI don’t wanna killFor he who will die is who will kill.

Maybe I wanna see the wheatfieldsOver Kiev and down to the seaAll the young people down the agesThey gladly marched off to dieProud city fathers used to watch themTears in their eyesThere is a rose that I want to live forAlthough God knows I may not have met herThere is a dance and I should be with herThere is a town unlike any other

[Refrain]

Who gives you work and why should you do
itAt 55 minutes past elevenThere is a rose….[Fade out with refrain and chant "Hup,
two, three, four, I love theMarine Corps…"]